Chapter 26: The Game in the Dark (Part II)
"Your Majesty, those Starmen," the Starfaller stood beside King Nunn with his strange knife on the first floor of Valhalla, "and they asked to go and find their prince on their own." β
[Anti-theft chapter, change it when you wake up.] γ
King Nunn propped himself up on a high platform, squinting his eyes and looking down at his city.
This is the city that belongs to Walton.
The king exhaled slowly.
"Let them go," said King Nunn's voice, which sounded tired, "and perhaps find my granddaughter along the way." β
Compared with the current situation, maybe the Walton family is really secondary.
King Nunn sighed heavily.
Nicolas nodded, and turned to give orders.
After a while, the Starfall returned to the King, and this time, his face was solemn.
"The patrol team has paid off - we have pinpointed the approximate location of the scourge. β
King Nunn's face changed, and he turned to Nicolai, his gaze shrewd and resolute.
"In the shield area, there were two teams that didn't reply for more than half an hour - and then their bodies were found, all of which had been reduced to pieces. The commander of the White Blade Guard said slowly.
"Shields?"
King Nunn pondered for a moment.
"Very good," the old king looked back at Longxiao City below him, and said lightly, "Turn people into pieces...... Is there anything I need to know about that scourge?"
Silent.
Until a peaceful voice sounded.
"Yes, Your Majesty. β
Behind King Nunn, the owner of the Dark Chamber, the Red Witch Kasan, bowed her head respectfully: "If possible, please evacuate the shield area and even the bordering districts as soon as possible, and even evacuate the residents from the city if necessary." β
Nicolai on the side took a deep breath.
"So exaggerated?"
King Nunn frowned, "I'm going to empty half of the city for a calamity?"
"Please believe me, Your Majesty," Kashan said slowly, in a soft tone, "the price of half of Longxiao City ......"
"It's better than the whole Longxiao City. β
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"Your Majesty, did you see that?"
Nicolai hurried up to the high platform and reported back to King Nunn.
The old king stared at Longxiao City under the high platform, staring at the farthest, lowest, largest, and most populous urban district.
"Ah," King Nunn gritted his teeth, his eyes red, "I see it." β
Just now, a blood-red giant monster suddenly appeared there, followed by countless loud noises and screams that even Valhalla could clearly hear.
Then, the monster fell silent again.
However, a few minutes later, another loud bang came, and the entire shield area was actually one layer shorter than the naked eye!
"It was unexpected. β
"I guess I'm the other than Nekaju," King Nunn's words contained a deep sense of rage, "the first king of the Northlands to 'have the privilege' of witnessing it in more than six hundred years." β
King Nunn clenched his fists, anger and hatred welling up in his eyes.
"A monster that can only be seen in drawings since childhood......"
"Hydra, Kilica. β
"Necajou's sworn enemy. β
King Nunn slapped his palm on the stage, and the green tendons on his hands burst out.
Nicolai gritted his teeth, glanced at his blade, and slowly tightened his grip on the hilt.
"What the hell is going on with the shield area?"
King Nunn restrained his tone and asked calmly, "How many residents have been evacuated?"
Behind him, the Scarlet Witch Kasan stepped forward with a serious face.
She looked at the smoky city in the distance and sighed slowly.
When she looked up again, the Red Witch's eyes were clear and flat again.
"Your Majesty," the Scar Witch said lightly, "with all due respect. β
"I'm afraid it's ......"
Kasan bowed slightly respectfully.
"There's no shield area anymore. β
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At the edge of the shield zone, Nicolai turned a giant tentacle into ashes with a smooth slash.
Behind him came a myriad of swords and swordsβthe elite warriors of the White Blade Guard doing their duty, finishing off more and smaller tentacles.
The Starfall frowned and stepped off the battlefield.
In the distance, King Nunn, who was tightly surrounded by more than a dozen members of the guard, narrowed his eyes and looked at the captain of his own guard.
"Your Majesty!" came the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and the loud reports of the horsemen:
"News from the dark room that Kilica is gone!"
"Very well!" King Nunn nodded, and said to a nobleman behind him, "This proves that our strategy has worked, the scourge ...... It doesn't dare face the Soul Killing Spear!"
Nicolai, who had just eliminated a tentacle, stepped forward: "We have used the best strategy - in the face of the Bloody Calamity, on the one hand, we will directly attack the key points with a few elite and legendary anti-demon forces, and on the other hand, we will divide and surround it, and cut off its source of power......"
"Your Majesty," the Meteorite's face turned grim, and his eyes lit up, "We've suppressed it!"
King Nunn bowed his head.
Behind the king, several soldiers from the Northland came on horseback, with a few noble bureaucrats who had summoned them, and continued to deliver the message: "Besides, Your Majesty, we still have no news of Prince Xingchen and your granddaughter. β
King Nunn's face remained unmoved, as if he did not care whether his granddaughter was alive or dead.
"Also, the nobles and the inhabitants of several other districts are talking about it, especially the residents you evacuated...... Many people have seen the monster, and there are all sorts of rhetoric about the Scourge invasion...... Many of the conscripted militiamen demanded to change their outfits and join the battle immediately, and the situation was a bit chaotic, and the patrols could not hold down some bullets......"
"Reply to Miss Kassan, keep an eye on that thing, and keep the news flowing!" King Nunn turned, frowned slightly, pondered, and then decisively ordered: "Also, inform the chief garrison officer, disperse the patrol, and pacify the civilians block by block." In the name of the king, this will be settled quickly, and an ordinary army without anti-demon forces will not work - it is not allowed to recruit or gather troops under any name. β
Several bureaucrats nodded and continued to report on the situation:
"The outskirts of the city are very close, and we have also received news during the evacuation of the inhabitants, and your six direct earls and their vassals have sent fast horses and letter crows three times, requesting that their troops be brought into the city to support ......"
"With thousands of men, will you send meat to eat to that scourge?" the king interrupted them unceremoniously: "Reply to them, Walton sees their loyalty, but this is no ordinary battlefield, and a large army will only make the situation worse!"
One clerk was quick to record the king's words, while another worried:
"In addition, the four Grand Dukes all ask Your Majesty that for your own safety, you should immediately return to Valhalla, and explain ......"
King Nunn nodded, and waved them back without hesitation: "Let Risbane deal with the nobles, including the Grand Dukeβjust say that the king is hunting on the front line, in this case, they better shut up." β
After giving the order, the heralds rode away on fast horses.
"You know, they have a point, you should stay in Valhalla, Your Majesty. The Meteorite said calmly.
The king shook his head.
"When almost all of the White Blade Guards are dispatched and they can't muster troops into the city, stay in the empty Valhalla with the four ill-intentioned Grand Dukes and their retinue?" King Nunn snorted coldly: "Your king only slaughtered an archduke not long ago......"
"I think I know which option is safer. β
Nikorai nodded, and shook off the blood from the Soul Breaker.
Right now.
"Your Majesty, Chief, look!" said a white-bladed guard, pointing to the sky.
In the night sky, a beam of sparks flew high above the shield area.
A sharp thud followed.
The warriors of the White Blade Guard were shocked in unison!
"Signal bolts!"
"What does this mean......" Nicolas looked at him, "It's the first group to take the lead from the east, and they've found a big guy that's hard to deal with......!
At the same time, in the other direction, a similar firelight bloomed in the air, and at the same time there was a sharp whistling!
King Nunn frowned, "Two places?"
But in the next second, the third signal crossbow arrow rose again from the distance!
"Something is wrong at the same time," King Nunn frowned as he looked at the firelight, "We have strictly assigned the route, dividing the east and west directions from the edge of the shield area to gradually merge the circle, and when the first and fifth groups in the lead clear the route ahead, the troops behind should not meet the 'big guys'." β
As he spoke, a fourth signal bolt appeared not far away.
Nicola's face has changed!
"At the same time, so many signals ...... There is only one explanation, Your Majesty!" After a few seconds, Nicolai gasped, "There are new monsters breaking out of the ground, so outside of the first and fifth groups, the others have also met ......"
He couldn't finish his sentence.
"Bang!"
A huge boom is coming!
In the smoke and dust, a hazy behemoth that could not be seen really, shaking countless tentacles, appeared in the center of the shield area again!
Everyone present stared at the monster, the hydra Kirika, in amazement.
"How can this be," King Nunn gritted his teeth, looked at the reappeared nightmare monster, took a deep breath, and looked around at the warriors around him: "It's ...... With such a big target, isn't it afraid of the power of the Soul Killing Spear......?
King Nunn stopped.
The old king's face was ugly, and he clearly realized something.
There was silence for several seconds.
It wasn't until Nikorai put the Soul Breaker Blade into the scabbard behind his back that he slowly crouched down, tightening the straps on his legs, and nodded solemnly.
"Your Majesty. β
"I beg to go now. β
The Meteorite regained his extreme calmness and said softly:
"The work of cleaning up these tentacles has to be slowed down. β
"I think I need to take the Soul Breaker with me as soon as possible...... Go save Grivo!"
Everyone present stared at the monster, the hydra Kirika, in amazement.
"How can this be," King Nunn gritted his teeth, looked at the reappeared nightmare monster, took a deep breath, and looked around at the warriors around him: "It's ...... With such a big target, isn't it afraid of the power of the Soul Killing Spear......?
King Nunn stopped.
The old king's face was ugly, and he clearly realized something.
There was silence for several seconds.
It wasn't until Nikorai put the Soul Breaker Blade into the scabbard behind his back that he slowly crouched down, tightening the straps on his legs, and nodded solemnly.
"Your Majesty. β
"I beg to go now. β
The Meteorite regained his extreme calmness and said softly:
"The work of cleaning up these tentacles has to be slowed down. β
"I think I need to take the Soul Breaker with me as soon as possible...... Go save Grivo!" Everyone present stared at the monster, the hydra Kilica, in amazement.
"How can this be," King Nunn gritted his teeth, looked at the reappeared nightmare monster, took a deep breath, and looked around at the warriors around him: "It's ...... With such a big target, isn't it afraid of the power of the Soul Killing Spear......?
King Nunn stopped.
The old king's face was ugly, and he clearly realized something.
There was silence for several seconds.
It wasn't until Nikorai put the Soul Breaker Blade into the scabbard behind his back that he slowly crouched down, tightening the straps on his legs, and nodded solemnly.
"Your Majesty. β
"I beg to go now. β
The Meteorite regained his extreme calmness and said softly:
"The work of cleaning up these tentacles has to be slowed down. β
"I think I need to take the Soul Breaker with me as soon as possible...... Go save Grivo!"